At the same time, DeKalb County Sheriff Jimmy Harris was hospitalized following the storm after he became ill, his office announced in a news release. Harris, who became ill while out during the storm, was taken to the hospital and had his gall bladder removed.

"Doctors had been telling him that he needed this surgery," Chief Deputy Michael Edmondson said. "He would have been out there with his deputies if it wasn't for these unforeseen circumstances."

Storms packing high winds hit the Aroney community early Tuesday morning, damaging homes, buildings and churches along County Roads 4, 25, 29 and 455, and Alabama 227 and 221. The area was secured along with the help of police from Geraldine, Crossville, Fyffe and Collinsville.

"It is heart breaking to see the affects of these storms but it is great to see how the community pulls together to help one another in time of need," Edmondson said. "We have always seen this in DeKalb County. That is what make this county a good place to live and raise a family.”